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With some more gameplay tweaks Connext could be a huge hit with its simple and addictive style, but for now it's just an enjoyable, if basic, arcade puzzler.

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App Store Info

If you owned a personal computer in the early 90s you might just remember a good old classic like Pipe Mania (also known as Pipe Dreams). This puzzler required players to lay down a path of pipes to reach a goal, sometimes with hilariously convoluted results. Connext by Josh Nadelberg is a game with roots in Pipe Mania and is just as addictive as ever.

Players are given a large hexagonal grid to lay out the tiles randomly assigned to them. The field can be dragged around or zoomed in and out of with a pinch. To score points and increase your multiplier, pipes of the same color need to be connected together and spans can actually cross through tiles already placed as long as they don't use the same edge twice. This leads to some rather zany pipe layouts, but if a pipe is looped back to itself you'll score points along with clearing those tiles from the board.

The interface is extremely bright and is well designed despite its simple appearance. Things do feel a bit antiseptic without music and minimal sound effects, but background iPod music is supported. Multiple difficulty levels are available along with a local score board. Another gameplay mode or online scores would give the game more value, but it's still incredibly addictive without these.

Connext is a simple arcade puzzle game that shows how a little ingenuity can turn old ideas into something truly new and interesting. A great casual game and an excellent game for children to keep them busy.

Description

Thanks for making Connext the #1 Game in France!!!!

"Warning! Connext is the kind of casual game that can steal all of your time. You might forget about such basic human needs like food, water and basic hygiene." - www.touchgen.net

"(Connext) shows how a little ingenuity can turn old ideas into something truly new and interesting. A great casual game." - www.appspy.com

Connext is a puzzle game that challenges you to connect individual spans to form longer and longer lines and loops. Clear spans from the playfield and score really big points by closing out loops!

You can change the colors of lines already on the playfield by connecting different colored spans, but it will cost you.

Connext is simple to pick up and play and can be enjoyed by the most casual user, but also provides a truly challenging and addicting experience.

Connext was designed to let you play at your own pace. You can always return to a game later by selecting continue last game in the main menu.

Listen to your iPod while you play. Turn off the sound effects in the options menu, or enjoy Connext's ticks and whirs over your favorite songs!

What's New in Version 1.3

Spinners can now be rotated in the playfield
Improved High Score updates